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– Peter Gilbert , CIO for those who need to use a car , not having to use up time and fuel looking for a parking place would help achieve the college ’ s carbon reduction goals . Gilbert is considering introducing a card-based entry system , which would also facilitate payment .

Another example is that of physical security . Issuing and tracking keys is a poor way to ensure that buildings are secured : a centrally controlled smart card system is much more robust , and would allow the campus or a section of it to be locked down fast in an emergency . “ We ’ re taking the best project management practice from both facilities and IT . Project management was born in the construction industry , and they ’ re very good at it , but over the years

IT has adapted that and become good at that as well . But construction projects often end when a building is handed over whereas IT extends right into operation and maintenance .” Tracking and reporting on its physical assets while at the same time being able to respond in a timely manner to service requests from facilities managers in all parts of the campus has been made a lot easier by IT initiatives at Fanshawe . In particular , partnering with real estate services provider JLL Technology Solutions , it implemented ARCHIBUS facilities management software to support all its facilities operations . The software-as-a-service ( SaaS ) solution was deployed within the JLL Cloud environment within just three months .

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